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Don Munsch
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Companionship means most at the old ball game

Companionship means most at the old ball game

The new baseball stadium in Arlington — Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers — opened last year. Globe Life Field was built to attract more fans during the long, hot days of summer in North Texas One local sports scribe said some time back that the team’s...

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Council approves incentive policy, new insurance

Council approves incentive policy, new insurance

The Murphy City Council on July 6 approved an economic de­velopment incentive policy for the city. The council had a relatively light agenda and adjourned after a little over a half-hour. During that period, council also ap­proved a new group medical in­surance...

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Wylie ISD to target math instruction

Wylie ISD to target math instruction

Wylie ISD will receive mil­lions of dollars from the last stimulus package, with some of that money targeted to help increase school district math testing scores. Drops in WISD math scores on the STAAR from 2019 to 2021 could be seen especially in grades five through...

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Craft beer festival on horizon

Craft beer festival on horizon

Ready for some tasty suds on a hot day in Murphy? Tunes, Tails and Ales should hit the spot for many people in the area. The event, canceled last year because of the pandemic, will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. July 17 at Murphy Central Park. This is the fifth year for the...

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Educator looks back with fondness on career

Educator looks back with fondness on career

When longtime teachers leave the profession, many if not all leave with lasting mem­ories. For Wylie High School re­tiree Teri Harrington, who re­tired at the end of the 2020-21 school year, those 23 years of memories came inside and out­side the classroom. Harrington...

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Teacher enjoyed connections in classrooms

Teacher enjoyed connections in classrooms

Steve Boatman met a reali­ty this winter he had not dealt with in decades. He was not in school. Whether as a student or teacher, Boatman has been in a place of learning since he was a boy, stretching back to the 1960s. Boatman retired mid-year from Wylie ISD’s Whitt...

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Wylie ISD to phase out remote learning

Wylie ISD to phase out remote learning

Wylie ISD officials said re­mote learning will not be avail­able to students this year, but they gave no word last week on what families who should do if they prefer the remote method. In a letter to parents, WISD Superintendent David Vinson alerted parents about the...

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